![]() The American Council on Science and Health has stated: “CCD, which lasted for about 3-5 years, is a sudden phenomenon in which the majority of worker bees mysteriously disappear.” A lasting negative impact to the honeybee populations, or ‘beepocolypse’ was found to be inaccurate. In recent years, the topic of drastically declining bee populations became a hot topic and Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) ― thought to be brought on by pesticides in the agriculture industry―was deemed the culprit. It’s a misconception that the honeybee is on the endangered species list and that extinction is imminent. The annual cost for renting the bees is about $300 million, but the California almond economy is worth around $11 billion so it’s worth the spend. Growers rent nearly two million colonies, which represents over 60% of the nation’s domestic bees. For example, each winter, beekeepers send hives to California to pollinate the almond trees, charging rent while the hives are in the trees. In fact, honeybees are so important to agriculture, they are often trucked around the country during pollination season to help farmers grow their crops. In the U.S., more than 100 different crops rely to some degree on pollination services provided by bees, including the majority of high-value crops that contribute to healthy diets. In total, bee pollination is responsible for more than $15 billion in increased crop value each year. According to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), bees of all sorts pollinate approximately 75 percent of the fruits, nuts and vegetables grown in the U.S., and one out of every four bites of food people take is courtesy of bee pollination. While honey and wax are important products, the greater value of honeybees is in their ability to increase pollination of plants. honey production has been valued at more than $300 million for the past several years and is the largest in the Dakotas, Montana, and California, which together represent roughly half of the total. Honeybees produce two products, honey and wax. While honeybees are one of the leading natural contributors to agriculture, they seem to be one of the least appreciated. Of course there are many different types of bees, but in this article, I’d like to focus in on the honeybee… an important, and in some cases essential, pollinator for crops. ![]() Experiences like this make us wonder, ‘Do we really need bees in the world?’ What is the value of bees to our environment? I had never seen the boys run faster or scream louder. The group was warming up, playing catch in the outfield when a swarm of bees appeared from a hole in the ground. Aside from the threat of anaphylaxis, why do bees instill so much fear in so many? I recall one summer when I was coaching a baseball team of 12-year-old boys. Quite an interesting find, but we like the original paint, color, personalized plates, and condition.We all have that friend or family member who completely ‘freaks out’ whenever a bee is nearby. ![]() The original service books and manuals are included, and the motor looks all stock. The dashboard has cracks and the driver’s seat needs to be reupholstered, otherwise, the interior is in fair shape. The interior could use some work, but it has the original Datsun radio, a headliner in good condition, and all factory panels intact. Simplification had Datsun deleting the carpets and wheel covers, substituting Blackwall tires, eliminating the reclining seats, removing the armrests, yanking off the moldings, and upon reaching North American shores, applying a sassy side stripe and a little bee on the fender. It was the least expensive offering in the 1976 B210 lineup and the only special-edition model of the era that eliminated special features instead of adding them. Sold only in North America, the “Datsun Honeybee” was a limited edition B-210 that featured minor aesthetic differences to the regular B-210. During the 70’s the B-210 continued to be the fuel-economy leader in North America with an EPA rating of 50 mpg for B-210s that had the 5-speed manual transmission and was one of the least expensive cars available of that period. Believe it or not, this low-mileage Japanese import with its 4-speed manual transmission will get 35 – 40 mpg according to the seller. This Datsun “Honey Bee”, registered and kept in storage for many, many years by the owner of West Coast Choppers, Jesse James, is a Japanese import from the seventies that still has its original white paint and “Honey Bee” stickers.Įxported as the Datsun B-210 in North America, the third generation (1973–1978) Nissan Sunny was extremely popular because it debuted during the gas crisis of the 1970s.
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